{"id":39079,"date":"2014-10-11T12:44:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T16:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=39079"},"modified":"2023-05-24T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:01:41","slug":"this-weeks-trading-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/this-weeks-trading-lessons","title":{"rendered":"SMB Trading Lessons of the Week of October 11, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mike Bellafiore and Steve Spencer discuss 5 common problems with the SMB Community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/smb-dna-program\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"462\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/unnamed.jpg 600w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/unnamed-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Blog Posts<\/h3>\n<h4>Solving 5 Common Trading Problems (SMB Webinar Replay)<\/h4>\n<p>Steve and Bella presented solutions to 5 common trading problems that many traders face on a daily basis.These problems were chosen from a survey completed by those in the SMB trading community&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/solving-5-common-trading-problems-smb-webinar-replay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Enhancing Trader Performance: Am I Rational?<\/h4>\n<p>How do you know if your thinking is rational? 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